Arachnoid cyst are benign intracranial lesions with a reported prevalence up to 1.1 %
in the population. The origin of such cysts and the mechanisms of filling and
sustaining are poorly understood. The aim of the thesis ...

Background: Determinants of practice are factors that might prevent or enable improvements. Several checklists,
frameworks, taxonomies, and classifications of determinants of healthcare professional practice have ...

Background:
Checklists have been used extensively as a cognitive aid in aviation; now, they are being introduced in many areas of medicine. Although few would dispute the positive effects of checklists, little is known ...

Background: Chemoresistance is the main obstacle to cure in most malignant diseases. Anthracyclines are among the main
drugs used for breast cancer therapy and in many other malignant conditions. Single parameter analysis ...

Background: OK-432, penicillin-killed Streptococcus pyogenes, is used in treating lymphangiomas and carcinomas. We have studied in vitro the role of mononuclear phagocytes (MNPs), including purified monocytes (MOs), in the ...

Background: Acute chest pain constitutes a considerable diagnostic challenge outside hospitals. This will often lead to uncertainty in choosing the right management, and the physicians&rsquo; approach may be influenced by ...

Background: To reduce under-five mortality according to Millennium Development Goal 4, infant
mortality must be reduced considerably. The aim of this thesis was to measure perinatal and infant
mortality and to explore ...

Background
Data on non-specific effects of BCG vaccination in well described, general population African cohorts is scanty. We report the effects of BCG vaccination on post-neonatal infant and post-infancy mortality in a ...

Background: Early childhood dental caries impacts on the quality of life of children and their families. This study set out to assess the psychometric properties of an oral health related quality of life, OHRQoL, measure, ...

Childhood tuberculosis is considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality in high
burden TB countries. It has had a low priority for research and development globally
and was not given much attention in the past on ...

Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been a neglected area in national TB control programme (NTCP) in
high burden countries. The NTP Pakistan adapted the global approaches by developing and piloting its policy
guideline ...

Background and aims: Children whose parents suffer from mental illness, substance abuse, or severe somatic disease are at risk of developing psychosocial problems and a variety of health complaints. These children often ...

The general aim of this thesis was to apply a multidisciplinary approach to selected clinical aspects of children with developmental problems and disorders, in order to contribute to the development of assessment and ...

Background: Hypertension is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A range of
antihypertensive drugs exists, and their prices vary widely mainly due to patent rights. The objective of this study
was ...

To be treated for cancer must be a frightening experience. Yet quality of life (QoL) of successfully treated cancer patients seems to be relatively similar in comparison with QoL of a general population, with psychological ...

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. It can be
defined as a group of interrelated diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including
atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. ...